UNIVERSITY OF AND FOR WOMEN AND MEN WASTE PICKERS OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS (UNICATA)

Expanding access to knowledge and promoting

transformation based on Paulo Freire's pedagogy

ABOUT UNICATA

UNICATA is a university created by and for waste pickers of recyclable materials in Brazil, inspired by the principles of popular education developed by Paulo Freire.

OUR MISSION

To produce knowledge and reflections that help waste pickers become critical social subjects with a social and environmental outlook in their territories..

PARTNERS

International universities, Brazilian universities, the National Movement of Waste Pickers and Collectors of Recyclable Materials, social movements, international organizations, and others..

OUR PURPOSE

POPULAR EDUCATION SERVING THOSE WHO CARE FOR THE PLANET

We break away from the traditional teaching model. Here, waste pickers are not merely objects of study, but protagonists. Based on Paulo Freire's pedagogy, we create an environment where everyone teaches and everyone learns. catadoras e catadores não são apenas objeto de estudo, mas protagonista. Baseados na pedagogia de Paulo Freire, criamos um ambiente onde todos ensinam e todos aprendem.

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COURSE

TRAINING IN MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE

Our course promotes the inclusion of waste pickers in solid waste management. A solid training to build, in practice, a more sustainable and fair society.

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CLASSROOMS

Onde a educação popular acontece

We occupy local learning spaces in São Paulo and Brasília, where each waste picker's local reality connects to a global network of knowledge and transformation.

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PARTNERS

INSTITUTIONS THAT BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF PROTAGONISM

We count on the support of organizations that understand popular education as a driver of social innovation. Together, we technically validate and politically strengthen the work of those who are essential to society.

OUR PARTNERS